is a movie so smart there are about how many philosophical layers are in it. Was Jack Torrence haunted by the ghosts of of the Overlook hotel — or was his mental health slipping as a result of cabin fever? Was he crazy, or could that happen to any of us. And then there’s the meaning behind some of Kubrick’s directorial decisions to think about.

Don’t let the subtitles lure you into watching the American remake. This Swedish film about friendship and murder is perfect in it’s original incarnation. You won’t think kids are so innocent afterwards.

Triangle isn’t the right kind of movie to watch if you aren’t going to fully pay attention to it. You can’t play on your phone for awhile and then ask whoever you’re watching with to catch you up. A bunch of friends are boating (in the Bermuda Triangle — get it?) when some pretty strange shit starts happening, and for the rest of the movie, it keeps getting weirder.

In addition to being absolutely terrifying, also contains some smart social commentary. What’s easy to pass off as a silly urban legend, the tale of the Candyman, is actually one part history and one part supernatural.

is one of those movies that separates casual horror fans from diehards — if you don’t know and love it, you’re not a diehard.

Session 9

If you can figure out the twist in this movie before it happens, you’re way smarter than most people. The ending aside, the whole movie is brilliant in how it manages to be. Even after it’s all over and the lights are on, will linger in your head for a long time.

It takes smart writing to make a movie about dumb characters seem intelligent. pokes fun at all the overdone tropes in the horror genre. We also get a glimpse of a truth often avoided by zombie films — even after the zombie apocalypse our dumb human relationship drama goes on.

You absolutely cannot watch the American remake before you have seen the original . Even though Sandra Bullock and Keifer Sutherland are in it. It’s universally revered among smart horror fans for being one of the most intense and unsettling movies of all time.